Far From Reality

So it was my bday last month, i am 27 now! I treated myself to quite a bit of books and some reviewer books happened to come my way as well. I am quite happy with my haul!

Horde (Razorland #3) by Anne Aguirre

Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth

The Doctor and the Dinosaurs (Wierd West Tales #4) by Mike Resnick (Review Copy)

The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman

Death's Awakening (Eternal Sorrows #1) by Sarra Cannon

Inhuman by Danielle Q. Lee

The Falconer (The Falconer #1) By Elizabeth May

All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry

The Dollhouse Asylum by Mary Gray

Blood Burn by J. E. Fletcher (Review Copy)

Ice Forged (Ascendant Kingdoms #1) by Gail Z. Martin

Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #1) by Illona Andrews

Rebel Spring (Falling Kingdoms #2) by Morgan Rhodes

Description from Goodreads 

Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

As I read reviews for this book I noticed that people took two different but distinct direction when writing about it. One was those that generaly liked the book like me, the others where those that said it was too reminiscent of Tolkien and thus, a bad book. Both sides have ther merit and both are correct and true. It IS a good book and it IS Toklien-esque.

 At first glance you may be daunted by the sheer length of this novel, 700+ pages is quite a bit to read (it took me six days!) but the content delivered within will keep you hooked until the very last pages. Granted the story is nothing new: Good guy goes on quest to find magical artifact that is the only thing that an destroy the big bad evil bent on world destruction. 

While some of the descriptions were overbearing and far too long the world that Brooks has created is lovely. Sprawling grasslands, misty, dreadful marshes and wastelands were nothing can grow or prosper, it was marvelous. The races of the world are also vast and noteworthy. I especially loved the dwarf Hendel, he was my favorite character. There are the enemy gnomes and trolls, the skull bearers, elves and of course, humans. 

 One of our main characters is just that. Flick the human along with his half elf brother Shea are our tasked heros. The must find the Sword of Shannara (big suprise there right?) before the Warlock Lord can amass and send his armies toward the the innocent people of the southlands. 

While the characters themselves do not really have descriptive backgrounds they are well endowed with thier own personalities. You have the loyal Flick, the adventurous Menion Leah, the steadfast Hendel, the elf brothers Durin and Dayel who are both serious and boyish and more. 

Altogether even though it brings nothing new, the package is a complete and well rounded out epic fantasy.

Author: J.E. and M. Keep

Genre: Post-Apocalyptic SciFi

The Old Gods have risen and moved on, leaving Earth in ruins.
Leon liked that just fine.

He got along better after the collapse of society, and has his own vision for how things should be run: with him in charge of his own fate, with many lovers beneath him.

Yet when he has a run-in with a beautiful and mysterious woman, his life will never be the same.

Author Bio

J.E. & M. Keep love to combine fantasy, scifi, horror, romance and mystery into exciting and titillating novels.

They are long term, loving partners in a very happy relationship and because of this, they love to torture their characters. Dark romance touches all of their stories in one way or another, from elicit trysts to forbidden love.

Some of their work contains dubious consent and erotic pain, so it's not for the faint of heart. Their stories are often called twisted and arousing -- at the same time.

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Giveaway

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Description from Goodreads 

There are no heroes.

 Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. 

 But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills. 

Nobody fights the Epics... nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

 And David wants in. He wants Steelheart—the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning—and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

 He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.

Why? 

Well, It sounds awesome! Sanderson is praised for his other books and I want to know what all the hype is about.

Top 10 unique character names in books

1. Zhukora - I fell in love with this name from the moment I heard it. It is the perfect bad guy name. I even have taken it for my MMO name. 

2. EBN-Reyoz-X - or EBN for short. It is so scifi!

3. Ten Ox - Old chinese names can be fun at times but some are just odd. Who wants to be called Ten Ox? I guess Oxen are strong so it could be a male pride thing. 

4. Drizzt Do'Urden - I pronounced his name wrong for years. It is actually pronounced Drisst (like Mist) One of my favorite characters ever. 

5. Menolly - It is just an awesome name and I would name a pet after her. 

6. Magiere - It sounds so ... noble and royal. 

7. Sirantha - Another scifi name, where the authors come up with these I do not know but I love them. 

8. Snow Flower - I adore names like this, intimate objects can make the best names. It is so pretty.

9. Aliizsa - I always find epic fantasy novels to have the best unique names.

10. Breunor Battlehammer - Dwarfs. 'nuff said.

 It has been quite a while since I have updated my IMM, I have actually gotten TONS of books but it would take forever haha. These are the highlights.

The Scribe (Irin Chronicles #1)  by Elizabeth Hunter (For Review)

The Secrets of Jin-Shei (Jin-shei #1) by Alma Alexander

The Collection of Heng Souk by S.R. Wilsher (For Review)

Greywalker (Greywalker #1) by Kat Richardson

Description from Goodreads 

Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally. 

 Even as Allie faces shocking revelations and heartbreak like she’s never known, a new strain of the Red Lung virus that decimated humanity is rising to threaten human and vampire alike.

The race for the cure for rabidism continues in the second installment of the Blood of Eden series. Allie is now on two missions, find her sire Kanin and find a cure for the rabidism, but there are hurdles to overcome. Along with the psychotic vampire Sarren, the rabids, the vampire princes and other enemies there are new ones: The Bleeders. 

The Bleeders are humans affected with the red lung disease, a disease that turns them into crazed, raveing maniacs that have lost their minds and most of their skin (ew). They don’t feel pain and they will go after you until you or they are dead. 

Allie is not alone in these missions however, she has Jackal though not the best companion he is her blood brother and to find Kanin and the cure she will need him. She also has Zeke, the human she has found herself falling for. He has changed from The Immortal Rules, he is no longer a meek skinny boy, he is now a warrior, armed to the teeth and out for blood. 

I enjoyed The Eternity Cure almost as well as The Immortal Rules. There is some action, some romance this time around and tons of blood and gore. Some of Allies actions and reactions I could have done without but she is just new to the vampire scene. I really liked Jackal this time around, yes he is still a jerk and is always pushing peoples buttons but when it comes down to it he is a good person to have around. 

So if you enjoyed The Immortal Rules I certainly think you will enjoy the Eternity Cure.